My blog subscribers have been asking for sight word games – so I created a set of games that feature all the Dolch sight words … from the preprimer list all the way to the third grade list. I even created an editable version so you can type in any words you’d like! There are 5 main lists for the Dolch sight words: preprimer, primer, first, second, and third grade. Since…

Teach your learners to identify ending sounds with these fun clip cards! My four-year-old does really well identifying the beginning sounds in words, but ending sounds are a bit trickier. My match the ending sound cards helped quite a bit, but I’ll keep creating activities until this is easy for her. Today I’m sharing a set of free ending sound clip cards. I showed my daughter each card and helped her…

Do 3rd to 5th grade teachers have time to read aloud to their students? Last week I talked about the importance of interactive read alouds with kids in the intermediate grades. One reader let me know that “this method of teaching is quite common and not something new.” While I agree that discussing books with our students is nothing new (and I’m positive that some teachers do it often and…

This post will show you a fun way to build reading comprehension in grades 3, 4, and 5! When you think about teaching reading comprehension in the intermediate grades, what comes to mind? Worksheets? Graphic organizers? Reading comprehension passages? I’ve used all of the above when building reading comprehension, but today I’m sharing something simpler and, frankly, more fun. Picture books. Yes, picture books! You’ll be amazed at how a…

Try this free ending sounds activity to build phonemic awareness! My four-year-old has come a long way in her pre-reading ability. She’s learned to rhyme, clap syllables, and isolate beginning sounds (using this set of 25 free games). But ending sounds are tougher. So I knew I needed to create an activity that would help her compare ending sounds in words. I printed the cards and grabbed some poker chips….

This post contains affiliate links. When a parent approaches one of our librarians for books that his/her new reader can read, the librarian points the parent to the “Easy Reader” section. That poor parent is left to search through hundreds of books in all different series… I Can Read. Ready to Read. Hello Reader. Step into Reading. Brand New Readers. Ack! After the initial overwhelm, the parent finally finds a…

Are you wondering how to teach a child to read? This helpful video and free ebook will tell you everything you need to know! I get many emails from parents wanting the answer to this question: How can I teach my child to read? It often takes me weeks before I reply to their message, because the answer is such a big one. For that reason, I decided to create…

Learn how to boost reading comprehension in today’s video blog post! It’s time for another video blog post! This time we dive into comprehension. Watch the video to learn: How to use think alouds to improve students’ understanding of a text How to ask the right questions How to teach students to monitor their comprehension How to choose appropriate reading response activities Useful links: Teaching with interactive read alouds How…